# Accident 20021013028819A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Helena, MT, October 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2002, 17:55 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6069° N, 111.9828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6069&lon=-111.9828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8752, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8752) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021013028819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF OF RUNWAY HEADING INTO INFIELD AREA AND COLLIDED WITH ATC RADIO TOWER DURING ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA03LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA004), Oct 13, 2002: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8752), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tower during an aborted landing. Factors include landing with a tailwind and a tower.

## Other reports on N8752 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760812026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760812026029A), Aug 12, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC (N8752), Glenrock, WY, Substantial damage. Density altitude 6300 ft. hit ditch on tkof,tore rudder loose. Further dmg on ldg.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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